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Measuring, scale drawings and bearings worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "measuring, scale drawings and bearings" — DfE statement G15. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
Measuring, scale drawings and bearings worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.The bearing of a harbour B from a ferry's position A is 260°. What is the bearing of A from B?
- 2.An angle is measured with a protractor as 47°. What type of angle is this?
- 3.A furniture catalogue drawing uses a scale of 1 cm to 1.5 m. A sofa in the drawing is measured as 7 cm long. What is the real length of the sofa, in metres?
- 4.A submarine travels due south. What is the three-figure bearing for this direction?
- 5.A map has a scale of 1 : 25000. A distance between two points measures 2 cm on the map. What is the real distance, in kilometres?
- 6.A treasure map has a scale of 1 cm to 4 m. A path from the start to a rock is drawn as two straight sections, measuring 3 cm and 2.5 cm. Work out the total real distance from the start to the rock, in metres.
- 7.A plan of a school hall uses a scale of 1 : 250. A wall is drawn 3.4 cm long on the plan. Sam wants to know the wall's real length in metres. What is it?
- 8.A hiker walks due west. What is the three-figure bearing for this direction?
- 9.A bearing is described as being exactly halfway between north and east, measured clockwise. What is the three-figure bearing?
- 10.A survey team measures the angle between two fences with a protractor and gets a reading of 254°. What type of angle is this?
- 11.The angle between north and a footpath is 35°, measured clockwise from north. What is the three-figure bearing of the footpath?
- 12.The bearing of a campsite B from a walker's position A is 070°. What is the bearing of A from B?
- 13.Two straight roads cross at a junction. The angle between them, measured with a protractor, is 118°. What is the size of the angle vertically opposite to it?
- 14.A scale drawing of a park uses a scale of 1 : 2000. A path is drawn 8.5 cm long on the drawing. A cyclist rides the length of the path and then rides straight back again along the same path. How far does the cyclist travel in total, in metres?
- 15.A plan of a car park is drawn to a scale of 1 : 500. A parking bay is drawn as a rectangle measuring 1.2 cm by 0.6 cm. The real width of the bay corresponds to the 0.6 cm side. What is the real width of the bay, in metres?
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